WASHINGTON — A ruling to halt deportations of people to countries other than their own threw a core immigration policy of the Trump administration into question, at least temporarily, and prompted a desperate appeal to the Supreme Court on Thursday. The administration said the ruling by the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals came Wednesday
AUSTIN, Texas — A Texas court on Thursday rejected a ruling that a woman on death row for 18 years is innocent of capital murder in the killing of her 2-year-old daughter in a case that attracted bipartisan calls from lawmakers and celebrities to release her from prison. The sharply divided decision by the Texas
Three US media outlets have requested an emergency court hearing, accusing the White House of having “repeatedly violated” a judge’s order to restore their access in a stand-off with President Donald Trump. Employees from CNN, Politico and MS Now reported being denied entry on Thursday morning, with some having their credentials confiscated, while others were
NEW YORK — The extraordinary showdown between President Donald Trump and media outlets whose coverage he dislikes moves Wednesday to a courtroom in the nation’s capital, where a judge will hear arguments on whether the president’s move banning three news organizations from White House grounds violates the Constitution. The administration plans to double down on
The US Justice Department has filed documents that accuse three media outlets banned from the White House of “trafficking in verifiable falsehoods” and reporting which “threatened national security” as it prepared to defend the move in court. Last week, President Donald Trump barred CNN, Politico and MS NOW from the White House, accusing them of
Sri Lanka’s High Court has convicted 15 men who had been charged with plotting the 2019 Easter Sunday bomb attacks that killed 270 people and injured more than 500. Those found guilty include Naufer Moulavi, who prosecutors said masterminded the suicide bombings. Nine other men were acquitted. The co-ordinated blasts at three churches and three
